defense department

Romney’s defense budget is unrealistic

Summary:  today guest author Winslow Wheeler reviews Mitt Romney’s proposal to boost defense spending until it reaches “a floor of 4% of GDP” (as he proclaims at his official website), and explains why it is an insult to history. . . Contents . Romney’s defense budget is unrealistic About the author Other articles by Winslow Wheeler About …

Romney’s defense budget is unrealistic Read More »

Capitalism Lost: America goes broke because we forgot how to be capitalists

Summary:  To recapture our greatness we must first remember what we did right to become great.  Such as heavy investment in America by the government.  Instead we spent on projects like Apollo (expensive, but no gain) and our mad unprofitable empire.  It’s not too late to get back on the smart path. {Apollo} had accomplished …

Capitalism Lost: America goes broke because we forgot how to be capitalists Read More »

Bernard Finel examines American Delusions

Summary: Today guest author Bernard Finel discusses one of the major themes of the FM website:  our broken thinking (aka dysfunctional observation-orientation-decision-action loop).  This was originally posted at his website on 17 January 2012. “American Delusions” by Bernard Finel One of the biggest problems with our domestic political discourse is that much of the American …

Bernard Finel examines American Delusions Read More »

About the newest experts’ review of our defense strategy

Summary:  More paper bullets of the mind fired at our Department of Defense.  They’ll bounce off the walls, like the others before them.  Until we have a rational grand strategy, our national wealth will flow down the drain at DoD — buying us neither security nor peace of mind.  Here G. I. Wilson comments on …

About the newest experts’ review of our defense strategy Read More »

Scroll to Top